Sunday, March 12, 2017

Steampunk Granny’s Day of Writers and Frighters

Congratulations!
You’re a writer, and you’ve published your first book, but the really hard part
is just beginning. You have to get your little tush out there and sell yourself
and your book. It’s not easy to wear different hats: author; marketing; vendor,
and if you’re an introvert, then the marketing part can be physically and
emotionally daunting.

I’m
working on the fourth book of my Roof Oasis Series so I speak from experience.
Yesterday was spent with two writer friends selling their debut novels followed
by a trip to Cherry Hill’s Monster Mania. Did I have fun? You better believe
it.

Author
Fair at Deptford

Deptford
Mall in Deptford NJ was hosting a Book Expo and I wanted to drop by and support
two of the authors: William Howard and Tom Minder. William is a science fiction
writer like me, and this is the first book of his series called The Eye of Hermes. I did an interview with William Howard about his book and you can check
it out here. The Eye of Hermes is a dystopian tale about two criminals on a prison
asteroid who must join forces against a powerful enemy. You can buy the book on Amazon, or you can come
out and see the author in person on March 25 at the Treehouse Coffee Shop in
Audubon NJ.

Tom
Minder’s book is a suspense thriller called The Long Harbor Testament. The
story is about an unholy alliance between a priest, a detective and a mob boss who
join forces to solve a murder. You can purchase the book on Amazon or meet the
author in person on April 8th at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth
Delaware.

Monster
Mania

The
last time I was at Monster Mania in Cherry Hill NJ, I have the pleasure to meet
several cast members from “The Walking Dead” I wrote a post about my experience
of meeting, Tyreese, Carl, Beth and Hershel on Biff Bam Pop and you can read
about it here.

I
wanted to say hello to a few of my friends who were vendors at this big event.
One of the vendors was Dave Nagy of Dave’s Dark Realm and besides wearing his
products, he sells them to film companies and special effects crews.

I
also met with friends from Jersey Paranormal Investigations. They are having a
big event “Peg Leg’s Paracon on September 16, 2017 that will benefit the Red
Mill in Clinton NJ. The event will be held at 56 Main Street in Clinton. Here
is the Facebook page for the event.

Monster
Mania featured well known stars like John Cusack, Louise Fletcher, Nick Castle,
Ashley Bell and a few cast members from Stranger Things. My favorite was Louise aka Nurse Ratched from the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. What a beautiful and classy lady!